HEALTH ADVISORIES FOR PERTUSSIS
Pertussis outbreak surges in US, jumps 25-fold since 2023; Is it because of fading immunity or falling vaccination? Who faces the greatest risk and what precautions are neededWhooping cough cases are surging across the US, with Texas leading in reported infections. Experts attribute this alarming rise to declinin...
Panacea Biotec gets $20 million loan from US government for hexavalent vaccine capacity expansionPanacea Biotec has secured a $20 million long-term loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation to expand its hexavalent ...
Not just for children! Here are the vaccines that every adult needs to getAdults too need preventive immunisation against many deadly diseases.
Pentavalent: Health Ministry panel approves pan-India coverageA key Health Ministry advisory panel has given technical clearance for scaling up introduction of pentavalent vaccine at national level, mo...- 5-in-1 booster shot for immunisationThe government is expected to upgrade the existing three-in-once vaccine for infants to a five-in-one by the end of the year under the nati...
- Immunisation programmes make little headway in last five yearsDespite over 8% GDP growth for past four years, infant mortality rate dropped marginally from 58 in 2004 to 54 in 2008.
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